Other mistake: The ripped-out section of the poetry books looks to be at least 15-20 pages, yet when the waste-basket is passed around, each boy only tosses in one or two sheets, and the floor is no longer littered with paper.
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Dead Poets Society (1989)
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Directed by: Peter Weir
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles, Kurtwood Smith, Robert Sean Leonard, Robin Williams
Genres: Drama
Factual error: The film takes place in a private boarding school the 1950's, however one of the students is studying from a 1980's chemistry textbook.
John Keating: No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world.
Question: Just before Todd Anderson has his emotional breakdown about Neil's death, one of his friends grabs a handful of snow and shoves it at his mouth. Why did he do that? It makes no sense.
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Chosen answer: He is just trying to get something to help wash the taste of vomit out of Todd's mouth.
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